Jade's pov. I rolled my eyes at him as we started to walk into the building. We stopped halfway when CJ and some other guys came to us and they had a little chat with Saint. After that, we were checked and then went in. Saint's hand was still firmly holding me and it didn't seem like he was going to let me go any second. From time to time when I looked at him, he was looking straight ahead, focused on where we were going. The inside of the hall was just as beautiful as the outside, if not more and had fancy decorations all over. There were men dressed in black suits who stood along the way where we were supposed to pass through to go to the venue and as we walked, I tried to remove my hand from his grip but his grip was almost too tight.He then turned to me. "What's gotten into you today?" He asked. The anger was still there in his eyes as I met them and his lips curved downwards in a frown. "What's gotten into me?" I asked almost sarcastically, scoffing. Was he acting innocent
Saint's povFor a weird reason, my heart skipped a beat. I wasn't supposed to let her out of my sight. Here was too dangerous and she was supposed to be next to me all night. My eyes danced around the room as I searched for her, feeling my lips press together a bit harder than usual. Where the fuck was she?! I searched the room a bit more among the little crowd of people, then found her at the far end of the room giggling away at what some dickhead was whispering in her ears while holding her shoulder. The fuck?What the fuck was she laughing at? She had been feisty the whole evening and here she was, laughing with some guy? My legs walked faster than my head could think and the next thing, I saw myself matching to where they were. I got there and grabbed her arm and started walking out, not acknowledging the dude. I knew she was glaring at me, just by the way she was trying to let go of her arm and resist. But I was done with the whole bullshit for the evening and wanted it
Saint's Pov How could I have been this careless? Fuck it! And the stupid asshole that shot at us? He was done for!! I had made sure to shoot at his tyres after he had shot Jade and I was sure some of my men had gotten a hold of him. He was going to pay. I held Jade in my arms as I watched her breath start to become uneven. I was screaming her name and asking her if she could hear me and to stay with me but she just stared at me and I knew she was losing consciousness. She was losing a lot of blood as well. Everyone around was on an alert and was starting to create a scene from what just happened while some security guards from outside and inside the building came running towards us. I hated the whole attention. This was part of the reason why I had told her let's get out of here a few minutes ago. The exact same thing I was trying to avoid ended up happening. I was still trying to process how she had heard I and CJ's conversation a few days ago. And she had heard me say I did
Jade's Pov Pain. That's what I first felt when I woke up. I opened my eyes slowly and was met with an unfamiliar ceiling. My eyes studied it for some time before Saint's face appeared on top of me obstructing my view. "You're awake." He said, peering into my eyes. I didn't respond as I stared at him for some time and then looked around the room, trying to figure out where I was. I saw an older man standing behind Saint who had his arms folded. I then recognised the room. It was Saint's. But the older man? He was someone I hadn't seen before and it made me wonder who he was. I grunted as I started to sit up, feeling the pain in my abdomen. Saint put his arm behind me helping me up and a pillow behind my back to support me. The unfamiliar man rushed over to the other side of the bed and reached out his hand, making me shift towards Saint a bit. "It's alright," Saint assured me. "He's the house doctor and he's the one that has been taking care of you since yesterday. Yesterday?
Jade's Pov. The days passed swiftly. I was still in his room and it was me waking up. eating my food, taking my medication and going back to sleep. The pain was starting to subside, I was getting better and soon, the stitches got removed. Saint and I didn't really speak much. Or rather I kept the talk with him brief always. I was still hurt by what he had said and was trying so much to just be on my own in the meantime since I had a lot of things going on in my mind. Including him, Suzy and Marcel as well. Plus I also wanted to get physically healthy and stop being limited to just his room space, which I kind of was already getting familiar with. Saint on the other hand didn't press further each time I ended the conversation and he was around for a decent amount of time to take care of me. I always woke up to him beside me and he made sure I was comfortable always. He was the one that had insisted on me staying back in his room and even when I told him my room was just fine, he did
Jade's Pov. I stood up slowly, meeting her eyes and watching her as she walked to where I was. She was the one. She was Suzy. Betty too had her eyes wide open and held a hand over her mouth to prevent her from screaming out loud. "Jade." She said as she stood in front of me. I didn't know what to do. To scream? To hug her? To get angry and shout at her? To start asking her questions? To not say anything and just sit back down. I was so confused. I don't know... My mind was a mess. I had become frozen. It felt surreal. Like I had seen a ghost. Or rather, like I was seeing a ghost. But she was in front of me, looking at me just like I was doing the same to her. "Jade..." She said again. She gave me a little smile, reached out her hand and touched my arm lightly. Her brown eyes looked unsure of what next to do and she pressed her lips together with a sigh. I slowly looked down at her arm, feeling her touch on my skin and then looked back to her face. She was real. She wasn't a gho
Jade's Pov I watched Suzy. Was she going to reveal where Marcel was? Knowing fully well that Saint was going to kill him for sure. Saint waited for her answer as well and soon enough she gave a short dry laughter. "I don't know." She said shaking her head. Saint banged his clenched fist on the table making both her and me to jerk up in shock. "Do you think I'm having fun here? Sitting and watching you lie through your teeth? Huh?" He snapped, his tone getting impatient. Suzy met his eyes, for the first time since she started speaking. "I've only seen him on three occasions. When he came to rescue me, when he randomly showed up one day with a bullet wound and when he came to tell me to go to the event." She told him. "I don't know where he stays or whatever. It's impossible to find him. You should know better since you've been looking for him for a long time now."I saw Saint lose his patience finally and hurry up to where she sat, dumping his half-finished cigarette on the table.
Jade's pov "You say I have no effect on you any longer, sweetheart?" He asked me and his mischievous smirk spread into a wider smile. His face was so close to mine that our lips were only a few inches apart. I bit my inner cheek, staring into those brown dangerous eyes. I was lying. He knew I was lying. We both knew. Because even as I rested on the kitchen table with my legs slightly open and with him standing in between and leaning down to speak to me, I was getting hot already. The throbbing sensation I felt was calling on to him, desperately. All I had just wanted that evening was to make food for myself and somehow I found myself in this position with Saint. After the Suzy incident a few days ago, I had just ended up spending most of my time inside my room. Although my new room was just beside his, I just saw him on one occasion and it had been awkward on my own side seeing I was the one keeping my distance from him. I had come out that evening to make dinner as usual and to m